Bahamontes RIP

[Cudzoziemiec]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/08/federico-bahamontes-first-spanish-tour-de-france-winner-dies-aged-95

95, so managed to outlive most professional cyclists. Apparently the first Grand Triple Spotty Jersey winner.

Note for Peter: Not the singer!

[rogerzilla]

I thought he'd been dead for decades!  Wasn't he a Coppi contemporary?

[Pedal Castro]

More Anqueteil adversary than Coppi I think. I've been planning on rereading his autobiography for a while so I'll do that this weekend I think.

[Cudzoziemiec]

He won the Tour the year before Coppi died, so not really contemporary.

[Nuncio]

The eagle (of Toledo) has flown.

[Peter]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/08/federico-bahamontes-first-spanish-tour-de-france-winner-dies-aged-95

95, so managed to outlive most professional cyclists. Apparently the first Grand Triple Spotty Jersey winner.

Note for Peter: Not the singer!

It would never even have occurred to me, Cudzo!  Federico was a legend.  RIP

[citoyen]

More Anqueteil adversary than Coppi I think. I've been planning on rereading his autobiography for a while so I'll do that this weekend I think.

Indeed, it was some dirty tricks from Anquetil that saw Bahamontes lose the Tour within sniffing distance of Paris. Can’t remember which year that was but early 60s.

RIP the Eagle

[Peter]

I don't understand much of this but it is a fabulous collection of shots.  My favourite is at about 2.50.  See if you can spot Fausto, too.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=bahamontes+you+tube&qs=n&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=bahamontes+you+tube&sc=0-19&sk=&cvid=22C6894F4C8842CC8EDAD3DFE7AB730D&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dbahamontes%2byou%2btube%26qs%3dn%26form%3dQBRE%26sp%3d-1%26ghc%3d1%26lq%3d0%26pq%3dbahamontes%2byou%2btube%26sc%3d0-19%26sk%3d%26cvid%3d22C6894F4C8842CC8EDAD3DFE7AB730D%26ghsh%3d0%26ghacc%3d0%26ghpl%3d&view=detail&mmscn=vwrc&mid=15D8D7345DF1A44CED4415D8D7345DF1A44CED44&FORM=WRVORC

[Peter]

Federico's death doesn't even get mentioned on the BBC Sports News page dedicated to cycling, never mind the Sports Headlines.  Geoghan Hart's transfer to Lidl Trek does, so that's ok.  You'd think it might suit the science page under "Pro-cyclist lives to 95" -  but no.

[citoyen]

You do know that as far as the BBC is concerned, cycling didn’t exist before 2012, right?

[Peter]

D, of course - silly of me!

[SteveC]

Guardian obit: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/14/federico-bahamontes-obituary

[Peter]

Thanks, Steve.

[Mr Larrington]

“I'll pwn the spottypoints and then have an ice cream!” is a pretty good mantra.